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Tag: "increased" at medical news

Woman gets cancer from transplanted kidney

...o receive an organ transplant are known to have an increased risk of several types of cancer, including Kaposi ...tion drugs are thought to account for some of this increased cancer risk....

Asthma linked to obesity

...% more likely to have asthma symptoms.They suggest increased weight might lead to inflammation in the respirato...on the lungs could compromise the airways, causing increased responsiveness which is a hallmark of asthma, the researchers add. Seven thousand children, aged b...

Dampness related to asthma

... students found that living in damp homes not only increased the risk of asthma, but left residents with a greater chance of repeated colds and skin allergies. People living in damp houses were found to need more antibiotics than others and were more likely to suffer from pneumonia, bronchitis or tonsillitis. ...

More about HIV

...ssociated with a rapid decline of T cells but with increased levels of NK cells in those with positive attitude...rful drugs and a decline in mortality rates due to increased life span, it's more critical than ever for patients to use all the means they can to help alleviate...

Aspirin and Warfarin Are Equally Effective for Stroke Prevention

...s of stroke, but that it has greater side effects, increased risk of hemorrhage, and higher costs....

Gene Treatment for Heart Disease

... that eight of 12 patients treated with VEGF-2 had increased blood flow to the heart -- indicating that the gene caused new blood vessels to grow....

New Way To Treat Lupus

...arry side effects such as nausea, hair loss and an increased risk of infection and cancer. Suppressing only interferon-alpha could potentially provide a more targeted treatment. The findings suggest that a drug that would act against immune system protein called interferon-alpha could fight the disease....

Arterial stiffness prevented by light drinking

... higher than for the moderate drinkers. The effect increased with age. But there was no relationship between alcohol consumption and arterial thickening, another heart disease risk factor....

Cirrhosis linked to genes

...uggest that genetic factors may determine those at increased risk of developing liver disease from drinking alcohol.Researchers at the University of Newcastle believe that certain genes trigger a strong immune reaction in response to alcohol which then damages the liver. Dr Vander West, who is leading the re...

Borderline blood pressure- possible health risk

...people who have high normal blood pressure have an increased risk of death from heart attack or stroke, compared to those with optimal - 120/80 or low blood pressure. An ongoing study reveals that borderline blood pressure also increases the risk of non-fatal cardiovascular events. The researchers, Boston U...

Sex life enhanced by cycling

...ement in the functioning of the men's arteries and increased blood flow. Further study will show if you can get the same benefits from other forms of exercise....

FDA Approves Birth Control Skin Patch

...kers are warned against using Ortho Evra due to an increased risk of serious cardiovascular side effects....

Breast cancer evidence

...than those who did not work at night. And the risk increased to 65% for those who regularly worked nightshifts for more than three years. The results of the study, carried out in Seattle, suggest that bright light at night diminishes the body's supply of melatonin - a hormone involved in the control of the b...

Deprived sleep leads to ageing

...alf hours. The change has been made to accommodate increased demands of work and more leisure activities. A t... said. He said persistently high levels of glucose increased the risk of developing diabetes, heart disease and strokes...

Morning sickness maybe pronounced

...s is not known, but it is thought to be related to increased production of a pregnancy-related hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin. Dr Michael De Swiet at the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, London, said the size of the study meant its results were s...

The alarm clock in you

... to get up early, their levels of the ACTH hormone increased substantially in the last hour before waking, compared with when they did not know they were being woken at 6am.Writing in Nature magazine, the researchers concluded that the increase in hormones indicates that anticipation, which is widely thought t...

Cardiac diseases develop early

...was In adults, high blood pressure is linked to an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and kidney disease. R...called Metabolic Syndrome X) has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease. Researchers measured obesity, insulin resistance, blood pressure and cholest...

Research of Ritalin

...en mice and humans. The researchers found Ritalin increased the activity of a gene called c-fos in the striatum, a part of the brain involved in movement and motivation. "These data do suggest that there are effects of Ritalin on cell function that outlast the short term and we should sort that out," Dr Walke...

Too much coffee is too bad

...e elderly. Previous research implicated cafeine in increased risk for hip fracture and poor clacium retention. ... or 32 ounces of brewed tea-is not associated with increased bone loss.Until it is practical to determine each person’s VDR genotype, physicians should recommend...

Low-radiation treatment for brain tumours

...our – who will be treated with lower radiation and increased chemotherapy doses than those currently used. // In the US, about 500 children are diagnosed with this curable condition each year. In the early 1990s, the standard treatment was to apply a dose of 3,600 cGy or rads (units of radiation) to the whol...

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